Image designed by me with copilot Melissa from Mom With a Blog is our host for this week’s #TankaTuesday challenge. She found another form she'd like us to have some fun with! The lai (pronounced lay) is a French form that is comprised of nine lines. It has “a” and “b” end rhymes and each line has … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, No. 70, The Lai, 23rd June 2026 – And I ‘lay’ down my pen for a while…
Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #8
©2026 Jill Witherspoon. All Rights Reserved permanent prayerheld in a gold patinano sign of a splash💞Suzanne My haiku written in response this week to Jill's image above. Her haiku for this week is posted below - please find her prompt post here ©2026 Jill Witherspoon. All Rights Reserved
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – “miss it all…”
I had to face a really big miss on Thursday and then Linda's Friday Reminder and Prompt came in: Well no, I didn’t have a blog back then, and it was the day before my 50th birthday - before any of my big misses started - then my 40s were gone..! Every year that passes … Continue reading Stream of Consciousness Saturday – “miss it all…”
Paws in Hand
Pic taken by me August 2017 - stray Hot sandy beach with starving stray,I reached out love on holiday,with no place safe for her to lay,I found a way, I found a wayBuffet food in my bag to feed,this homeless dog in so much need,she followed me without a lead,sad eyes would plead, sad eyes … Continue reading Paws in Hand
Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #7
©2026 Jill Witherspoon. All Rights Reserved. leaves left for compostwild winds disrupt and scatternature paints pictures💞Suzanne My haiku written in response to Jill's image I have used above and her haiku I have copied below - find her prompt post here ©2026 Jill Witherspoon. All Rights Reserved.
Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 69, All About Trees, 16th June 2026
image created by me with copilot Willow tree whispersslender and graceful she leansclose to her youngstersshe passes ancient secretsfound in shade and salicin*💞Suzanne Written in response to Robbie's prompt, our host at Tanka Tuesday, who asks us to write a poem that features a tree or trees. You can write a story poem about a … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 69, All About Trees, 16th June 2026
Shores of Time
Bedruthan Steps Cornwall image created with copilot barefoot upon wet grains,my weight sinks in depths of myth,held firm in Cornish rockI stand in the slough of skin,once whipped from giants who trodthese coastal wavesmy footprints rest in awe,before from view I am swept away...💞Suzanne Written in response to De Jackson, aka WhimseyGizmo, hosting the Quadrille … Continue reading Shores of Time
Communion with Nature
Image designed by me with copilot nature showers,cleanses from the outside in,rinsing hard days from my skina trickling torrentruns its deep rhythmsbeneath my feet,earthy scents riselifting my moodI drink petrichor,like sweet camomilediluting my viscous bloodto flow with easeeach pulse beattranslates lost lyricsinto natural hymns,enchanting my soulas water fallsdemanding I listenfreshly awakened - I tingle,life hums … Continue reading Communion with Nature
Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 68, It’s Vacation Time! 9th June 2026
Snapshot Destinationsmementosholiday litterpast treasuresnow challengemy mind to find new flavoursin a staycationsummer sunreflects the sparkleof waterenticementI ponder from partial shadea splash in the seamagnetisedtowards sunset dreamsI am swayedby movementto cruise to new ports of callwhere sights change daily💞Suzanne I have chosen to write a series of shadormas (3-5-3-3-7-5) for my response to this weeks Tanka … Continue reading Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 68, It’s Vacation Time! 9th June 2026
Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #5 & #6
Designed by me with copilot I missed a few prompts as I was away on vacation but on a rainy day here catching up with chores, my mind had the freedom to wander and my responses to Jill's past two haiku Friday prompts were the result 😊. My haiku for #5 and #6 are below … Continue reading Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #5 & #6
Brazanne Muse 